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S. 1283 119th Congress Senate

Innovate to De-Escalate Modernization Act

Official title: A bill to modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and less-than-lethal weapons, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 3, 2025 Introduced by: Bill Hagerty Republican · Tennessee See on congress.gov
Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal procedure and sentencingFirearms and explosives
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 3, 2025
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Innovate to De-Escalate Modernization Act

This bill removes less-than-lethal projectile devices (e.g., certain TASERs) from regulation under the Gun Control Act.

The term less-than-lethal projectile device means a device that (1) is not designed or intended to expel (and may not be readily converted to discharge) commonly used ammunition or projectiles exceeding a velocity of 500 feet per second; (2) is designed and intended to be used in a manner not likely to cause death or serious bodily injury; and (3) does not accept (and cannot be readily modified to accept) an ammunition feeding device.

The bill also requires the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to determine whether a device satisfies the definition of a less-than-lethal projectile device within 90 days of a request.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2189 Law-Enforcement Innovate to De-Escalate Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Lobbying activity 59

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

  • FEDERAL STREET STRATEGIES, LLC
    for AXON ENTERPRISE, INC. · Arizona · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • STEPTOE LLP
    for PEACE OFFICERS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA · California · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • CAPITOL 6 ADVISORS
    for AXON ENTERPRISE, INC · Arizona · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • GIFFORDS
    for GIFFORDS · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • THE NICKLES GROUP, LLC
    for AXON ENTERPRISE, INC. · Arizona · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE
    for BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)

Bodies those filers lobbied

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 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Democratic 1 Republican 12
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Jun 23, 2026
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Apr 22, 2026
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Tuberville, Tommy
Alabama · Apr 21, 2026
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Schmitt, Eric
Missouri · Apr 16, 2026
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Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Mar 25, 2026
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Mar 24, 2026
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Mar 17, 2026
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Justice, James C.
West Virginia · Feb 4, 2026
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Moody, Ashley
Florida · Dec 8, 2025
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Lee, Mike
Utah · Oct 16, 2025
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Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Jun 24, 2025
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Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · Jun 24, 2025
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Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Apr 3, 2025
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1283: Innovate to De-Escalate Modernization Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1283/
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"S. 1283: Innovate to De-Escalate Modernization Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1283/.
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S. 1283, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1283/.
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